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State Senator District 26
March 17, 2026 primary: each party's primary · the general
The district
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024), on the district lines in use since 2022.
🔓 Contribution limits are off in this race (limits off for race): the State Board of Elections lifted them, so every candidate here can take contributions of any size.
| Candidate | Votes | Raised | Their own | Cash on hand | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic primary | ||||||
| Nabeela Syed D✓ nominee | 22,732 100% | $3,157,557 | — | $280,490 | ||
| Republican primary | ||||||
| Darby Hills Rincumbent✓ nominee | 10,055 100% | $1,510,710 | $102,000 | $641,142 | ||
Raised: itemized contributions to the candidate's committees since January 1, 2025. Their own: contributions and loans in the candidate's name. Cash on hand: at the end of the committees' latest quarterly report (June 30, 2026). Large since last report: $1,000-plus contributions reported on A-1s since that report (included in Raised).
Votes: official totals from the State Board of Elections; the share is of the votes cast in that party's primary.
Donors to more than one candidate here
4 donors gave to two or more of this race's candidates (all their contributions to each since January 1, 2025).
| Donor | Gave to | In this race |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside | Darby Hills $8,000 · Nabeela Syed $7,000 | $15,000 |
| Illinois State Medical Society PAC Group or PAC · Chicago | Darby Hills $2,000 · Nabeela Syed $1,000 | $3,000 |
| Teamsters Volunteers in Politics Labor union · Willow Springs | Darby Hills $1,000 · Nabeela Syed $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Leinenweber Baroni Consulting LLC Business · Chicago | Darby Hills $250 · Nabeela Syed $500 | $750 |